# Accident 19950113000589A: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC, Chandler, AZ, January 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1995, 09:00 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Stellar Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2707° N, 111.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2707&lon=-111.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9876D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876D-2018-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cobb International ROTORWAY EXEC 90 (registry code 13017LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-international-rotorway-exec-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotorway RI-600N (registry code 55009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-ri-600n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROTORWAYEXEC
- Reported engine: AMTRRW ROTWY152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,402 total, 255 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113000589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT IMPROPERLY APPLIED COLLECTIVE LANDING. LEFT SKID DUG IN HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA081), Jan 13, 1995: Rotorway Rotorway (N9876D), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter's flight controls and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N9876D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030205001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030205001939A), Feb 5, 2003: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 5, 2003, at 0815 mountain standard time, a cobb rotorway exec 90, N9876D, made a hard landing after experiencing a loss of tail rotor…
- [Accident 20020225003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225003479A), Feb 25, 2002: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N9876D), Phoenix, AZ, No damage. (-23) The student was demonstrating autorotations (with power recovery) to the instructor pilot. The helicopter entered the third practice autorotation at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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